First Year of Studies Quick Guide for Library Research
Finding Scholarly Articles

Your professor may require you to cite scholarly articles as part of an assignment. You can save time by limiting your article search to show only scholarly results. Below are examples from two popular General and Multidisciplinary databases.

In Academic Search Premier, check the "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals" box:	In Expanded Academic ASAP, check "Limit the results to peer-reviewed publications" to narrow results to scholarly articles:

Click here to see a comparison of distinguishing characteristics of popular, scholarly and trade journals. For more information about limiting and refining searches, Ask a Librarian!